August 4, 2016 / Front Page

County works steadily to recruit industry but can’t seem to whip high unemployment

By Jim CoxClarke County Democrat

Clarke County works as hard as any rural county on economic development. The county has a full-time economic developer and its county and municipal elected leaders are attuned to the importance of constantly promoting the county. More...

Clarke County’s 374 public school teachers and support personnel gathered at Clarke County High School’s Sage Auditorium Tuesday for teacher institute. Clarke students begin classes at the county’s seven public schools Monday, More...

The Grove Hill Area Chamber of Commerce will host a municipal candidates forum on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the Senior Center. A reception and social time begins at 6 p.m. with the forum starting at 6:30. More...

Clarke County Superintendent of Education Larry Bagley (back to camera, left foreground) welcomed the 374 teachers and support personnel to teacher institute Tuesday morning at Clarke County High’s Sage Auditorium. More...

First Church of God #2 Grove Hill (old IGA building) will be hosting it first annual School Supply Drive, Sat. Aug. 6 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Students will be given a free bag of supplies for the upcoming school year. More...

Town council vote was 3-2 to consider allowing alcohol but all had to agree to consider

From Staff Reports

A proposed amendment to Grove Hill’s alcohol ordinance that would have allowed the sale of alcohol on town property, including at the town park, failed to pass at Monday’s council meeting. The change was proposed to fulfill a reques More...

High school football teams around the state opened practices for the 2016 season Monday. Here, players go through drills at Prim Stadium Monday afternoon. Practice started Thursday at Clarke Prep School. More...

The combination of a series of break-ins on and near Spurgeon Road in Leroy and a frustrated homeowner set the stage for an unfortunate chain of events that cost an alleged burglar his life Friday night. More...

Brenda Horn has been working at Bertile’s in Grove Hill for 30 years — ever since the fast food eatery opened. She was recognized during the anniversary celebration Saturday by local manager Liza Snell. More...

The first Monday in August brought the first day of football practice for the member schools of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. The Alabama Independent Schools were able to get started last Thursday. Each association has man More...

Clarke County High School was one of eight schools presented an award at the ninth annual AHSAA Sportsmanship luncheon held recently in Montgomery. The AHSAA recognized 76 member high schools that completed the 2015-16 school year fine and ejec More...

The Clarke Prep School Lady Gators will start the 2016 volleyball season on the road this weekend as they travel to Montgomery to play in the Macon-East Invitational. This annual tournament usually brings in the top schools from the previous s More...

If it wasn’t so serious, it might be funny. The way Republican state lawmakers who have long opposed any kind of state-sanctioned gambling suddenly have seen the light and decided that a lottery might not be such a bad idea after all.&nbs More...

Editor’s note: With schools starting next week, Kim Hamilton brought this by thinking local teachers might enjoy it. It was written by her late great-grandmother, Della H. McCrary of Scottsboro who taught school for at least 40 years. More...

Jackson police investigated the following incidents the past week: Discharging a firearm was reported July 29 in the 100 block of Harris Street. A fight was reported July 29 in the 300 block of Fairview Circle. An accident with no i More...